Turning off-truck engines in traffic

When I was paying for the fuel I always would shut it off if I knew I was not going to move for awile.. As a company driver I don't do it..

You should not give the idiots any ideal becuase California will have a law on this soon enough.. Have motorcycle cops nailing trucker in traffic jams for idling...

 

Don't know for sure, but I'll bet you use more fuel in starting the thing than you would in idleing for a few minutes. IF it is only a few minutes.

What gets to me is seeing the local P & D guys leaving their trucks running at their stops. Here is a truck sitting there with the engine running the window down and the driver no where in sight. This truck is just screaming "STEAL ME!"

 

i do this often. i don't think it takes any more fuel to start it than you would idling it for a few mins being that the engine is fuel injected.

 

WHAT???? You are reviving an old thread just to argue with ME? I can't believe it!

Hey, I'm just kidding with you. If you are comfortable doing this, and you feel like you can explain to your boss why your truck got stolen, I don't care!

 

Some of that junk on the road,

best leave it running.......















'specially near da portz !!!!

 

The most ware in a diesel engine is on start up when the oil pressure is low. Like it was said before starters aren't cheep, and if it happens to fail when your trying to start it up while sitting on the road, your going to look like an idiot. And cause a traffic jam depending on location.

 

It is a very bad idea to shut off the motor when stopped in traffic unless it is going to be a long wait (I would say more than an hour). Besides the wear-and-tear from the constant re-starting, there's a number of other problems that could leave you stranded like the starter developing a defect, or heat-soak which can affect the starter, batteries, cables, etc.

 

How often are you in a heavy traffic jam? cause I would think about your starter in the truck like that other driver above was saying